Safety wringer



May 2, 1933. J. L. PERKINS El AL 1,906,407

' SAFETY WRINGER Filed May 27, 1932 5 Sheets- Sheet 1 Julian l. Per/Edna; Hiram D. fire/Z BY ATTORNEY.

IN VENTORS,

May 2, 1933. J. L. PERKINS El AL.

SAFETY WRINGER Filed May 27, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jaw/Z1. fiflams, 11%; 12 mix,

ATTORNEY.

5 Sheets-Sheet 3 lllll lllz a SAFETY WR INGER J. L. PERKINS ET AL Filed May 27, 1952 May 2, 1933.

INVENTORS, Julian 1. fiziz'zzs, Hiram 17. 6'70/2 ATTORNEY.

y 1933- J. L. PERKINS ET AL 07 SAFETY WRINGER Filed May 27, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTORNEY.

May 2, 1933. J. PERKINS ET AL SAFETY WR I NGER Filed May 27, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTORJ, Julz'an Z. Er/Z'iIZ-Z Hiram D. 69072, BY 2 Z ATTORNEY.

Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT}? OFFICE JULIAN L. PERKINS, OF WEST SPRINGFIELD, AND HIRAM D. CROFT, OF SPRINGFIELD,

MASSACHUSETTS SAFETY WRINGEB Application filed May 27, 1932. Serial No. 618,984.

This application relates to improvements in wringers and is directed more particularly to safety wringers adapted to safeguard an operator against injury.

The principal objects of the invention are directed to the provision of a wringer having means associated therewith for automatically bringing about the releasing of the elevational views respectively showing a wrmger embodying the novel features of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view at a.

larger scale of the wringer shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. 1

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 5A is a fragmentary inverted plan view of the gear shifting cam member.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 4 showing certain of the parts in detail.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 with the parts shown in another position.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the features of the rocker member.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one end of the tiltable drain board.

Fig. 10 is a transversesectional view on the line 1010 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the construction of one of the oscillatable yokes.

Fig. 12 is a similar view showing another side of the yokeshown in Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary plan "iew of one end of the wringer showing a modified form of the invention.

chine. Figs. 1, 2, and 3 are plan, side and end Fig. 14 is a partial longitudinal sectional view-of the outer end of the wringer to show a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 15 is a transverse sectional view similar to Figs. 6 and 7 showing a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 16 is a view'similar to Fig. 15 showing a modified formof the invention, and Fig. 17 is a view similar to Fig. 16 showing the parts in another position.

Referring now to the drawings more in dc tail the novel features of the invention will be fully described.

A housing 2 is provided which has a lower tubular supporting portion 4 which may be (3 associated with and supported from a washing machine or the like. Adrive shaft 6 is rotatable in a bearing 8 of the housing 2 for connection. to any suitable source of power such as the driving shaft of a washing ma- A drive element in the form ofa pinion 10 on the upper end of the shaft 6 is for driving the wringer.

A central shaft member 12 preferably in the form of a tube has its outer end rotatable 75 in a bearing 14 of the housing. Its inner end is rotatable in a cam 24 and is provided with a socket 16.

Shiftable driven elements in the form of gears .18 are mounted on the shaft 12 and held $0 in spaced relation by a collar 20 while a pin 22 passes through the collar and shaft. The gears 18 may be secured to the shaft 12 and collar 20 in any convenient manner as by welding or the lik The cam-member 2 1is S5 oscillatable and reciprocable in the housing. and the socketed end of the shaft 12 is rotatable therein. A flange 17 of the shaft 12is disposed at one side of the cam 24 and one of the gears 18 at the other. This is so the shaft may rotate in the cam without relative axial movements of the cam and shaft. A pin member or stud is carried in a side of the housing such as the lower side and at its upper end works in a slot 32 of the cam member.

As shown in Fig. 5A the said slot 32 of the cam member is disposed in an angular relation relative to the axis of the shaft-.12 so that as the cam member 24 isoscillated in one direction or the other it will by means of its cam 32 which receives the member 30 be reciprocated. In that way by oscillating the cam member in one direction or the other the said cam is reciprocated to move either of the gears 18 into or out of engagement with the driving pinion 10.

A frame member is associated with the inner or forward end of thehousing 2 and may be integral therewith or secured thereto in some convenient manner as by the screw threads, shown. An outer frame member similar to the frame member 40 is connected to the frame 40 by a longitudinally extending frame member or members 44. The frame members 40, 42 and 44 constitute what may be termed a frame for the wringer structure.

A yieldable member in the form of a spring 46 extends longitudinally of the wringer and an adjusting screw 48 threaded in a crossmember 50 between the members 44 acts on the spring to tension it more or less as may be desired. The outer ends of the springs are preferably formed to have curved seats or crowns 47 as are shown more clearly in Figs. 6 and 7.

Saddles such as 50 and shown more clearly in Fig. 8 are provided with curving lower faces 52 which rest on the crowns 47 of the spring andhave upwardly converging side faces 54. A notch 56 is provided in the upper side of the saddle and has faces 58 inclined upwardly to a central higher portion, as shown.

Yokes 60 and 60 such as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 and adjacent the frames 40 and 42 have lower end lugs 62 receivable in the slots 56 of the saddles 50. The lower ends of the lugs 62 as at 64 are inclined reversely to the inclination of the saddles so that a central portion thereof may abut the central portion of the saddle members 50. Slots 66 are provided in the upper sides of the member 60 and 60' for the purpose later to be described.

The member 60 is provided on its face adjacent the frame 42 with a hub 68 which is receivable in a slot 70 formed on the inner face of the said frame 42. The yokes oscillate back and forth and at the same time are movable up and down relative to the frames, the hub 68 and slot 70 being formed to permit of this.

I The yoke 60 has on Its rear face ad1acent locked position the members 60 and 60' are the frame 40 a boss 61 which is rectangular like the boss 68 of yoke 60 but of larger size (see Fig. 10). This boss is receivable between ribs 63 on the forward side of an oscillator 70'. This is so the oscillator will be oscillated by yoke 60'. One of the ribs 63 is provided with a vertically extending slot in which is slidable a pin 67 of the yoke. This is so the yoke will be held against the oscillator.

The cscillatable member 7 0' is disposed adjacent the cam member 24 and has a plurality of projections or keys 72 which are receivable in slots 76 of the cam member 24 as shown in Fi 5.

The member %0' as stated is oscillated by the yoke 60 adjacent the frame 40 and oscillates the cam member 24 to shift the gears after the manner described.

A wringer roll 80 is associated with a shaft 82 and the outer end of said shaft is journalled in the yoke 60 adjacent the frame 42 as shown. The opposite or inner end of the shaft 82 is preferably non-round as at 84 and is receivable in a non-round socket of a coupling member 88. The other end of the coupling member 88 is slotted as shown in Fig. 5 and receives rollers of a pin 90 associated with shaft socket 16. By means of this construction the roll 82 is driven from the shaft 12 and may move up and down as it will during the operation of the wringer.

A roll-guard 90 has an upper roll 92 associated therewith. The roll may be rotatable on a shaft 94 fixed tothe uard or the shaft may be relatively rotatable with the roll thereon. The upper roll 92 is inserted in or withdrawn from the wringer by means of the guard. Hubs 96 associated with the ends of the guard 90 are receivable in the slots 66 of the yokes 60 and .60 and cams 98 are provided at the upper sides of said hubs.

Slots 100 are provided in the members 40 and 42 and are adapted to receive the hubs and cams of the guard as it is lowered into or withdrawn from the wringer. As the guard is lowered into the wringer so that the hubs and cams pass downwardly in the slots 100 simultaneously therewith the hubs are received in the slots of the members 60 and 60. 1

As the guard is swung from the inoperative neutral position shown in Fig. 6 to an operative tilted position shown in Fig. 7 the hubs bring up against surfaces 101 and 102 below the slots 100 while the cams bring up against surfaces 104 opposite thereto all as shown in Fig. 7. In this way the upper roll is moved circumferentially of the lower roll so as to press upon the lower roll more or less and against the action of the spring and the guard is releasably locked in an operative position. 7

As the guard is tilted into its releasably oscillated so as to oscillate the member 70' V and cam member 24 and thereby bring one of the gears 18 into engagement with the driving pinion 10. While the guard is tilted in operative position the lower wringer roll is operatively connected to the driving mechanism.

As the yokes are tilted in the way described from their vertical neutral position to a tilted operative position the lower end 62 thereof swings the members 50 to the position as shown in Fig. 7. The working inclined faces ly so that the projections 58 and 64 of the parts 50, 60 and 60' are so arranged that durlng the tilting movement of the yoke members, the pressure of the spring is increased somewhat during the tilting. That is, it is desired that the pressure of the spring to the bottom roll be somewhat greater at the end of the tilting movement than at the beginning thereof. In this way the lower roll is spring pressed upwardly to exert the desired tension on the upper roll whichis releasably locked in place.

Clothes or the like are passed between the rolls for the wringing action and according to thevarying thickness of the material the lower roll moves towards and away from the upper roll against the action of the lower spring.

In the event the operator becomes caught between the rolls the arm or some part of the body may be brought up against the guard to i move it upwardly to a neutral inoperative position. As the guard so moves the yokes are returned to neutral position and the driving connections are dlsconnected. At the same time the upper roll is released so that it is free to be moved upwardly by whatever happens to be between the rolls and in this way the operator is safeguarded against injury. a

A safety lug or lugs 110 are provided on the members 60 and 60 and tail members 112 are provided below the hubs 96' of the guard 90. When the guard is in a tilted position as shown in Fig. 7 the tails 112 underlie the lugs 110. As the material is passing between the rolls so as to depress the lower roll and thereby move the yoke downwardl the lugs 110 move towards the tail 112. A certain maximum movement of the yokes causes the lugs to bring up against the tails 112 of the guard and automatically swing the guard from a tilted operative to a non-tilted inoperative neutral position and thereby automatically release the roll and disconnect the driving mechanism.

In order to prevent the roll from jumping upwardly from the wringer frame as it might when released the following is provided. Ears114 extend inward- 1y at the upper ends of the members 40 and 42 and semi-circular projections 116 extend outwardly from the hubs of the guard. If the guard moves directly upwardly the projections 116 will bring up against the members 114 whereby the upper movement of the guard is arrested. To removethe guard from the frame when released the guard is tilted slight- 116 mavpass between the parts 140 and adjacent sides of the slots 100.

Stationary drain boards 120 extend sideways from the members 44 and have curved seats 122 therebetween and adjacent the frames 40 and 42 which receive curved pore tions 124 of a movable drain board 126. Pins guard and upper 130 are provided on the saddles 50 and are adapted to bring up against the side of the lug members 124 at the ends of the drain board 126. As the members 50 are tilted the pins 130 bring up against the sides of the said lugs 124 to tilt the board 126. The parts are so arranged that water being wrung from the clothes will fall onto the drain board 126 which is tilted in a direction away from the operator and onto one of the drain boards 120 at the far side of the wringer.

' The modification of the invention shown in Figs. 13 to 16 inclusive will now be described. In this form of the invention there are provided end frames such as 150 which correspond to the frames previously de scribed.

Yoke members 152 in this case have lower depending portions 154 provided with bearing portions 156 on the lower ends Which bear on the ends of a spring 158. A guard 160 carries a roll 162 as in the former case and a lower roll 164 has a shaft 166 rotatable in the yokes.

Slots 170 of the frames are adapted to re ceive cams 172 and hubs 174 at the ends of the guard and as in the former case the yokes are provided with slots 176 to receive the ends of the said guard.

As the guard is tilted from the neutral position shown in Fig. 15 toa tilted operative position the yoke members are caused to oscillate with their lower ends bearing on the ends of the spring. The spring as in the former case tends to urge the yokes upwardly and of fers resistance to downward movements 1 y thereof. The guard is locked in its tilted operative described.

At the upper side of the slot 170 there is provided aprojection 180 and the hubs 161 at the end of the guard 160 are provided with projection 182. A. projection 184 is also position after the manner already provided at one side of the slot. In this case as the guard is moved to an inoperative neutral position and released it will when forced upwardly move in such amanner that the projection 182 will bring up against the projection 184. This will prevent the guard from swinging appreciably as it moves upwardly relative to the frames and forces from the frame because the guard willbe tilted slightly, finally the projection 182 will bring up against the part 180.

- To remove the guard 160 from the frames it may be tilted so that the projection 182 passes through the passageways formed between the projections 186 and the adjacent sides of the slots 170. It will be understood that the guard and frame members at opposite ends of the wringer may be similarly constructed and as described.

Having described the invention in the form at present preferred, what it is desiredto between sai claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. Awrin er apparatus comprisin incombination, a frame having a lower ro 1 spring pressed upwardly therein, a guard having an upper roll pivoted therein, the said frame being provided with receiving slots for said guard and roll adapted to permit the guard to tilt and the upper roll to move circumferentially while in contact with the lower roll and into operative position and releasable locking means associated with said frame slots and guard engageable by tilting movements of the guard to releasably lock the guard in operative position and hold said upper roll against upward movements.

2. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a frame having a lower roll spring pressed upwardly therein, a guard and an upper roll pivoted therein, the said frame being provided with slots for receiving said guard and roll adapted to permit the upper roll to move circumferentially in contact with the lower roll and into operative position, releasable locking means associated with said frame slots and guard engageable by movements of the guard to releasably lock the guard in operative position and hold said upper roll against upward movements, and means associated with said guard and frame adapted to be engaged as the lower roll is moved downwardly to release said locking means.

3. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a frame having a lower roll spring pressed upwardly therein, a guard and an upper roll pivoted therein, the said frame being provided with slots for receiving said guard and roll formed to permit the upper roll to move circumferentially in contact with the lower roll and into operative position, releasable locking means associated with said frame slots and guard engageable by movements of the guard to releasably lock the guard in operative position, means associated with said guard and frame adapted to be engaged as the rolls separate to release sa d locking means and means associated with said frame and guard engageable as the guard is released to control upward movements thereof relative to the frame.

4;. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a frame, a lower roll spring pressed upwardly therein, driving connections including a shiftable member, a guard and relatively rotatable upper roll, the said frame provided with receiving slots for said guard and roll adapted to permit the upper roll to move circumferentially in contact with the lower roll and into operative position, locking means associated with said guard and frame to releasably lock said guard and roll in operative position, engageable connections guard and shiftable member and connections between one of said rolls and said driving connections.

5. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a frame, a lower roll spring pressed upwardly therein, driving connections including a shiftable member, a guard and relatively rotatable upper roll, the said frame provided with receiving slots for said guard and roll adapted to permit the upper roll to move circumferentially in contact with the lower roll into operative position, engageable locking means associated with said guard and frame to releasably lock said guard and roll in operative position, engageable connections between said guard and shiftable member and connections between one of said rolls and said driving connections, means asso: ciated with said guard and frame adapted to be engaged as the lower roll is moved downwardly in said frame to release said locking means.

6. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a frame, a lower roll spring pressed upwardly therein, driving connections including a shiftable member, a guard and relatively rotatable upper roll, the said frame provided with receiving slots for said guard and roll adapted to permit the upper roll to move circumferentially in contact with the lower roll into operative position engageable locking means associated with said guard and frame to releasably lock said guard and roll in operative position, engageable connections between said guard and shiftable member and connections between one of said rolls and said driving connections, means associated with said guard and frame "adapted to be engaged as the lower roll is moved downwardly in said frame to release said locking means, the said engage-' able locking means including cams and cam surfaces.

7. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a frame, a lower roll spring pressed upwardly therein, driving connections including a shiftable member, a guard and relatively rotatable upper roll, the said frame provided with receiving slots for said guard and roll adapted to permit the upper roll to move circumferentially in contact with the lower roll into operative position engageable connections between said guard and shiftable member and connections between one of said rolls and said driving connections, means associated with said guard and frame adapted to be engaged as the lower roll is moved downwardly in said frame to release said locking means, the said engageable locking means including cam surfaces in said slots and cams on said guard.

8. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a support including spaced frames provided with receiving slots, yokes oscillatable and slidable in said frames, 9. lower roll rotatable in said yokes, means associated with the support for urging the yokes upwardly,'a guard having an upper roll associated therewith receivable in said receiving slots and adaptedto tilt therein so the upper roll may move circumferentially of the lower roll between operative and inoperative positions, and cam mechanism associated with said guard and frames to releasably lock the operative position.

9. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a support including spaced frames provided with receiving slots, yokes oscillatable and slidable in said frames, :1 lower roll in said yokes, means at the lower side of said frames urging the yokes upwardly, a guard having an upper roll associated therewith receivable in said receiving slots and adapted to tilt therein so the upper roll may move circumferentially of the lower roll, cam locking mechanism associated with said guard and frames to releasably lock the guard to said frames in tilted operative position, and parts associated with said yokes and guard engageable as the yokes move downwardly of said frames to release said locking means and move said guard to non-tilted inoperative position.

10. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a support including spaced ames provided with receiving slots, yokes oscillatable and slidable in said frames, a lower roll in said yokes, means at the lower side of said frames for urging the yokes upwardly, a guard having an upper roll associated therewith receivable in said receiving slots and adapted to-tilt therein so the upper roll may move circumferentially of the lower roll, cam locking mechanism associated with said guard and frames to releasably lock the guard to said framesin tilted operative position, parts associated with said yokes and guard engageable as the yokes move downwardly of said frames to release said locking means and move saidguard to non-tilted inoperative position, and means associated with said guard and frame members engageable as the guard is released to control upward movements thereof relative to said members.

11. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a support including spaced frames rovided with receiving slots, yokes guard to said frames in i oscillata le and slidable in said frames provided with receiving slots, means associated with the frames and yokes forsurging the yokes upwardly, a roll in said yokes, a guard having a second roll therein receivable in said slots, means associated with said guard and slots of the frames to permit the guard to tilt and adapted to releasably lock the guard in tilted operative position, means associated with the yokes and frame members engageable as the guard and yokes move relative to the frames to release the locking means and permit the guard to return to inoperative position and move upwardly of the said slots and engageable parts on the guard and frames to restrict the upward movement of the guard.

12. A wringer apparatus COIHPIlSlIJg 1n combination, a support including spaced frames provided with receiving slots, engageable driving connections for a roll including a shiftable engaging member, yokes oscillatable and slidable in said frames provided with receiving slots, connections between said shiftable member and one of said yokes, means associated with the frames and yokes for urging the yokes upwardly, a roll said yokes, a guard having a second roll therein receivable in said slots, means associated with said guard and slots of the frames to permit the guard to tilt and adapted to releasably lock the guard in tilted operative position, means associated with the yokes and frames engageable as the guard and yokes move relative to the frames to release the, locking means and permit the guard to return to inoperative position and move upwardly of the said slots and engageable parts on the guard and frames to restrict upward movements of the guard relative to the frames.

13. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, a support including spaced frames provided with receiving slots, engageable drivlng connections including a reciprocable and oscillatable shifting member, means associated with said support and member to bring about reciprocation thereof as it is oscillated, yokes oscillatable and slidable in said frames one of which is connected to said shifting member, means associated with the framesand yokes for urging the yokes upwardly, a roll in said yokes, a guard having a second roll therein receivable in said slots, means associated with said'gu'ard and slots of the frames to permit the guard to tilt and adapted to releasably lock the guard in tilted operative position, means associated with the yokes and frames engageable as the guard and yokes move relative to the frames to release the locking means and permit the guard to return to inoperative position and move up wardly of the said slots and engageable parts on the guard and frames to restrict upward movements of the guard relative to the swing between inoperative and operative positions and adapted to releasably lock said unit in the receivers with the said rolls in operative relation, connections between the unit and shiftable member operable by movements of the former in the receivers to engage and disengage the said driving mechanism, releasing means operable by separating movements of said rolls when in operative relation to release said locking means and shift the shiftable member to disengage said driving mechanism, and means associated with the receivers and unit to prevent accidental displacement of the unit from the receivers.

15. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, driving mechanism for a roll including a shiftable member to engage and dis engage the same, a frame having a rotatable roll therein, receivers associated with the frame, a roll and carrier unit separate from the frame removably receivable in the receivers, said receivers being provided with means arranged to permit the unit therein to be moved between inoperative and operative positions and adapted to releasably lock said unit in the receivers with the said rolls in operative relation, connections between the unit and shiftable member operable by movements of the former in the receivers to engage and disengage the said driving mechanism, pressure means for said rolls when releasably locked in operative engagement, releasing means operable by separating movements of said rolls when in operative relation to release said locking means and move the unit to inoperative position and thereby shift the shiftable member to disengage said driving mechanism, and means associated with the receivers and unit to prevent accidental displacement of the unit from the receivers.

16. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, driving mechanism for a 'roll including a shiftable member to engage and disengage the same, a framehaving a/rotatable roll therein, receivers associated with the frame, a roll and carrier unit separate from the frame removably receivable in the receivers, said receivers being provided with meansarranged to permit the unit therein to be moved between inoperative and operative positions and adapted to releasably lock said unit in the receivers with the said rolls in operative relation, connections between the unit and shiftable member operable by movements of the former in the receivers to engage and disengage the said driving mechanism, releasing means operable by separating movements of said rolls when in operative relation to release said locking means and move the unit to inoperative position and thereby shift the shiftable member to disen- V gage said driving mechanism, the said last named means including engageable parts associated with the unit and frame, andmeans associated with the receivers and unit to prevent accidental displacement of the unit from the receivers.

17. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, driving mechanism for a roll including a shiftable member to engage and disengage the same, a frame having a rotatable roll therein, receivers associated with the frame, a roll and carrier unit separate from the frame removably receivable in the receivers, said receivers being provided with means arranged to permit the unit therein to swing between inoperative and operative positions and adapted to releasably lock said unit in the receivers with the said rolls in operative relation, connections between the unit and shiftable member operable by movements of the former in the receivers to engage and disengage the said driving mechanism, releasing means operable by separating movements of said rolls when in operative relation to release said locking means and shift the shiftable member to disengagesaid driving mechanism, and means associated with the receivers and unit to prevent accidental dis-v placement of the unit from the receivers including a part on the unit engageable with a part on at least one receiver. ,e

18. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, driving mechanism for a. roll including a shiftable member to engage and disengage the same, a frame having a rotatable roll therein, receivers associated with the frame, a roll and carrier unit separate from the frame removably receivable in the receivers, said receivers being provided with means arranged to permit the unit therein to swing between inoperative and operative positions and adapted to releasably lock said unit in the receivers with the said rolls in operative relation, connections between the unit and shiftable member operable by movements of the former in the receivers to engage and disengage the said driving mechanism, releasing means operable by separating movements of said rolls when in operative relation to release said locking means and shift the shiftable member to disengage said driving mechanism, and means associated with the receivers and unit to prevent accidental displacement of the unit from the receivers including a part on the unit engageable with a part on at least one receiver, and the said receiver being formed with a slot to slidably receive the said part on the unit to permit the unit to be withdrawn therethrough for removal from the receivers.

19. A wringer apparatus comprising in combination, driving mechanism for a roll including a shiftable member to engage and disengage the same, a frame having a rotatable roll,.--therein, receivers associated with the frame, a roll and carrier unit separate from the frame removably receivable in the receivers, said receivers being provided with means arranged to permitthe unit therein to swing between inoperative and operative positions and adapted to releasably lock said unit in the receivers with the said rolls in operative relation, connections between the unit and shiftable member operable by movements of the former in the receivers to engage and disengage the said driving mechanism, releasing means on'a'ablo by separating movements of said rolls when in operative relation to release said locking means and shift the shiftable member to disengage said driving mechanism, means associated with the receivers and unit to prevent accidental displacement of the unit from the receivers, a tiltable drain board and means for tilting the drain board by movements of the carrier unit between operative and inoperative positions.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

JULIAN L. PERKINS. HIRAM -D. CROFT. 

